WERKIN with... is a podcast hosted by WERKIN founder and CEO Hayley Sudbury. Hayley sits down with some of the world's most exciting leaders and entrepreneurs to chat about the companies they love, their definition of success and the real secret behind it all: their superpower.

Episode 19: WERKIN with Melanie Richards on resilience

This week on the WERKIN with podcast, Hayley interviews Melanie Richards, Deputy Chair of KPMG in the UK. Hayley and Melanie discuss taking diversity and inclusion beyond recruitment, building a community of mentors, and the power of resilience. READ MORE

Episode 18: WERKIN with Arlan Hamilton on building something out of nothing

On our latest podcast, Hayley is WERKIN with Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner at Backstage Capital. Hayley and Arlan discuss life on the road as a music tour manager, trying on someone else’s shoes, and building something out of nothing. READ MORE

Episode 17: WERKIN with Melissa Di Donato on top tips for mentorship

On our latest podcast, Hayley is WERKIN with Melissa Di Donato, Chief Revenue Officer for ERP Cloud at SAP. Hayley and Melissa discuss robots, the shapes of career ladders, and Melissa’s top tips for mentors and mentees. READ MORE

Episode 16: WERKIN with Marcus Glover on the intersection of venture capital and social justice

Hayley Sudbury interviews Marcus Glover, co-founder of Southbox Ventures. On the WERKIN with podcast, Glover discusses how entrepreneurship is like entering a cage-fighting match and the power of meditation as a business strategy. READ MORE

Episode 15: WERKIN with Inga Beale on closing the gender pay gap

Hayley Sudbury interviews Inga Beale, Lloyds of London’s first female CEO. On the WERKIN with podcast, Beale describes what’s working and what’s not among UK companies committed to closing the gender pay gap. READ MORE

Episode 14: WERKIN with Elizabeth Nyamayaro on leading as an impatient optimist

Episode 13: WERKIN with Adam Hale on scaling a company with gender parity

Adam Hale, board member and adviser to technology companies, former role as CEO of Fairsail, shares the four things needed to scale a company and the importance of computer science education for achieving gender parity in tech. READ MORE

Episode 12: WERKIN with Anne Boden on getting the impossible done

Anne Boden, CEO of Starling Bank, shares why she quit her day job to start a bank and the power of “just keep going.” READ MORE

Episode 11: WERKIN with Aneeqa Khan on bridging the confidence gap with mentorship

Aneeqa Khan is CEO and founder of eporta, a wholesale B2B marketplace for furniture online. Khan talks about turning inefficiencies into opportunities, being authentic in the workplace, and the importance of taking chances on people. READ MORE

John McFarlane, Chairman of Barclays, discusses why failure is not an option when it comes to diversity initiatives, the power of being comfortable with uncertainty and narrowing the gap between vision and reality. READ MORE

Episode 9: WERKIN with Ann Cairns on building inclusive services and technology

For Ann Cairns, the concept of diversity and inclusion is not just an internal affair at global corporations, it must be embedded into all levels of operation, from the products and services a company offers its customers to providing universal parental leave for its employees. Recently appointed as Vice Chairman, Cairns previously served as head of all Mastercard markets outside of the US, so her unique brand of leadership can be seen from London to Lagos. READ MORE

Episode 8: WERKIN with Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon on creating a world where everyone can see themselves reflected in technology

Before founding STEMettes the UK’s leading social initiative dedicated to inspiring and promoting young women in STEM, before a successful career in computer engineering and before earning advanced degrees in mathematics from Oxford, Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing at age 11. This is to say that Imafidon knows a thing or two about what it takes to encourage young women into STEM careers. READ MORE

Episode 7: WERKIN with Michelle Kennedy on how to support returning parents in the workplace

Michelle Kennedy, co-founder and CEO of Peanut, the social discovery app dedicated to connecting new mums, quickly learned something needed to change when she returned to her executive position at a tech company after maternity leave. Navigating busy work and playdate schedules for her toddler was a challenge that sparked an idea: why not use the same social discovery technology used in dating apps to help connect new mothers? READ MORE

Episode 6: WERKIN with Linda Findley Kozlowski on crafting a thoughtful business

What’s Linda Findley Kozlowski’s dream job? After building her career managing marketplace models at tech giants like Alibaba, the Chief Operating Officer of Etsy describes the satisfaction she gets out of her position supporting micro-entrepreneurs in a creative environment. READ MORE

Episode 5: WERKIN with Eric Collins on the virtues of toil and grit

As COO of a start-up transforming surgical instruction into a scalable experience, it's not just about bringing medical training into the 21st century, but addressing global surgical inequality using digital technology. In the latest episode of WERKIN with, Collins describes his company's mission to use mobile-first technology to support physicians around the world who have limited access to technical training on surgical procedures. READ MORE

Episode 4: WERKIN with Jacqueline de Rojas on being positively deviant

Jacqueline de Rojas, President of techUK, knew early in her career that she would have to go about things differently than her colleagues in the predominantly-male tech industry. ‘If I was going to find a shorter route to success than males that I was competing with, I’d have to do things a little bit differently. Getting the best out of people was definitely the shortest route to success for me.’ READ MORE

Bethany Koby’s background in design and creative technology taught her the value of learning by doing. According to Koby, the future will be shaped by a generation that creates, not just consumes technology. Enter Tech Will Save Us, the toy company she founded to help kids make, play, code and invent using technology. READ MORE

Episode 2: WERKIN with Rory Stirling on on the power of diversity of thought

Rory Stirling knows what it’s like to be an entrepreneur seeking investors. Now, on the other side as a co-founder and partner of BGF Ventures, Stirling has brought this experience to his approach as an early-stage tech investor. In Hayley’s interview, Stirling talks about how the success of a company relies on its founding team’s execution of ideas. READ MORE

What can morning dance-offs do for your team? What’s the problem with aiming for ‘flexibility?’ How can CEOs turn intention into action when it comes to talent and inclusion? Hayley sat down with Brenda Trenowden to chat about her work with the 30% Club and how mentorship helped her get to where she is today. READ MORE